SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES/ PHARMACEUTICAL SPECIALIST I (DEPUTY CHIEF PHARMACIST)

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

                i.          Served as Senior Assistant Director Pharmaceutical Services/ Pharmaceutical Specialist II for a minimum period of three (3) years;

              ii.          Bachelors of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from a recognized institution by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;

             iii.          Master’s degree in the relevant field recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.

             iv.          Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;

               v.          Be a Registered member of the relevant Regulatory Board;

             vi.          Valid practising License from Pharmacy and Poisons Board;

            vii.          Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and

          viii.          Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability in the management of health services in a large health institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

                i.          Coordinating pharmaceutical services in a health facility;

              ii.          Coordinating medicine and therapeutics committee activities in a health facility;

             iii.          Developing and reviewing standard operating procedures for all pharmaceutical services in the facility;

             iv.          Conducting research on medicine utilization;

               v.          Providing continuous professional development education to pharmacists;

             vi.          Evaluating appropriateness of donated medical supplies;

            vii.          Maintaining pharmaceutical inventories;

          viii.          Participating in facility management committees;

             ix.          Providing medicinal in preparation in preparation of patient drug management therapies;

               x.          Coordinating preparation of annual work plans and ensuring they are adhered to; and

             xi.          Coordinating capacity building and deployment of dental personnel.